This subpart applies to the following matters:

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Terms Used In 28 CFR 0.179

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(a) Obstruction of justice and obstruction of a criminal investigation (18 U.S.C. §§ 15011511);

(b) Perjury and subornation of perjury (18 U.S.C. § 1621, 1622);

(c) False declarations before a grand jury or court (18 U.S.C. § 1623);

(d) Fraud and false statements in matters within the jurisdiction of a government agency (18 U.S.C. § 1001); and

(e) Conspiracy to defraud the United States (18 U.S.C. § 371).

[Order No. 630-75, 40 FR 53390, Nov. 18, 1975]